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Morocco is a 1930 American drama and romance film directed by Josef von Sternberg. The screenplay was written by Jules Furthman and Benno Vigny, with music composed by Karl Hajos. The production company and distributor was Paramount Pictures. The cast includes Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Adolphe Menjou, and Francis McDonald. The film was shot in black-and-white by directors of photography Lee Garmes and Lucien Ballard.
The narrative is set in Morocco and features a nightclub singer and a foreign legion soldier. Production design was handled by Hans Dreier, with costumes by Travis Banton. The film runs for 92 minutes and is associated with the Pre-Code Hollywood movement. It was released in the United States on November 14, 1930, with other publication dates in January and December of that year.
Morocco received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films award. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design. The film is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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6.4Mogador, Morocco. Late 1920s. A complex romance develops between a womanizing Legionnaire and a disillusioned Parisian cabaret singer.
Cast
- Gary Cooper as Légionnaire Tom Brown
- Marlene Dietrich as Mademoiselle Amy Jolly
- Adolphe Menjou as Monsieur La Bessiere
- Ullrich Haupt as Adjudant Caesar
- Eve Southern as Madame Caesar
- Francis McDonald as Sergeant Tatoche
Themes
- foreign legion
- morocco
- pre-code
- nightclub singer
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Josef von Sternberg
- Screenplay by
- Jules Furthman (adapted by)
- Based on
- Amy Jolly, die Frau aus Marrakesch , 1927 novel, by Benno Vigny
- Produced by
- Hector Turnbull (uncredited)
- Starring
- Gary Cooper Marlene Dietrich Adolphe Menjou
- Cinematography
- Lee Garmes
- Edited by
- Sam Winston (uncredited)
- Music by
- Karl Hajos (uncredited)
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributed by
- Paramount Publix Corporation
- Release date
- November 14, 1930 ( 1930-11-14 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 91 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English French Spanish Italian Arabic
- Budget
- $491,299.36
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Creator
- Josef von Sternberg
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Josef von Sternberg
- Screenwriter
- Benno Vigny
- Cast member
- Theresa Harris
- Composer
- Karl Hajos
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Lee Garmes
- Narrative location
- Morocco
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 283256
- Image
- Morocco1930.jpg
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- Commons category
- Morocco (film)
- publication date
- 1930-12-06
- title
- Morocco
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- production designer
- Hans Dreier
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Travis Banton
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- desert
- review score
- 83%
- capital cost
- 491000
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Article · 日本語
『モロッコ』（英語: Morocco, 北アフリカの国名）は、1930年（昭和5年）製作・公開、ジョセフ・フォン・スタンバーグ監督のアメリカ映画、トーキーである。の舞台劇『Amy Jolly』が原作。日本では、初めて日本語字幕が付されたトーキー作品としても知られている。
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